Associations to the word «Lamplighter»

Wiktionary

LAMPLIGHTER, noun. (historical) A person employed to light streetlights at dusk and snuff them at dawn.

Dictionary definition

LAMPLIGHTER, noun. (when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights.

Wise words

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